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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003 06-16 SpecialMeridian City Council Special Meeting June 16, 2003 The Special Meeting of the Meridian City Council was called to order at 5:30 P.M. on Monday, June 16, 2003, by Mayor Robert Corrie. Members Present: Robert Corrie, Bill Nary, Keith Bird and Cherie McCandless. Members Absent: Tammy de Weerd. Others Present: Mike Worley, Bill Musser, Stacy Kilchenmann, Gary Smith and Will Berg. Item 1. Roll-call Attendance: O Tammy de Weerd X Bill Nary X Cherie McCandless X Keith Bird X Mayor Robert Corrie (Tape Error) Item 2. Adoption of the Agenda: (Tape Error) Item 3. Jefferson-Wells International Audit Agreement: (Tape Error) Item 4. Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant (03-PSNG-01-GV-01) Acceptance for $256,500: Nary: Isn’t that right Captain Musser? There was a correction to add or something like that? Musser: We had a correction for the original cover page that had an incorrect date on it and also to provide an opportunity for Council to review the packet that I had handed out last week. Nary: Okay thank you. Corrie: Okay if there is any more comments I would entertain a motion on the Project Sage Neighborhoods Grant. Nary: Mr. Mayor. Meridian City Council Special Meeting June 16, 2003 Page 2 of 4 Corrie: Mr. Nary. Nary: I move that we accept the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant award of 256,500 dollars for the Mayor to sign and the Clerk to attest to the engagement. Bird: Second. Corrie: Okay motion has been made and second. Any further discussion? Roll- call vote Mr. Berg. Roll-Call vote: Nary, aye; Bird, aye; McCandless, aye; De Weerd, absent. Corrie: Okay. All ayes. Item 5. Discussion / Update on SAGE Membership: Corrie: Item number five. Stacy discussion and update on SAGE membership. Kilchenmann: Mr. Mayor, members of the Council. I have spoken to SAGE and this point they are not currently working with either MDC or the Senior Center on preparing grants and applications and said they really – the first date that the Seniors could apply would be March of 2004 and the MDC their first date would be this November 2003. But I wasn’t able to get any details as to what MDC would actually be able to apply for. SAGE will accept a proration of dues if we wish to join. Nary: Mr. Mayor. Corrie: Mr. Nary. Nary: Yeah I guess I was the one that at least wanting to keep this discussion alive it seems like we are at the juncture with SAGE that it probably needs to be talked about and discussed at our budget hearings in July. I think we did have a bill in one of our packets for what the costs of membership would be going for from October through the next budget year. But for the remainder of this budget year it appears that the two local groups that may be able to use SAGE aren’t currently engaged in using that service but maybe engaged in using that service in the future. That seems to make the most sense to me. I guess I also feel like that we committed to joining it now on the interim basis for the remainder of the year we are pretty much committing to (inaudible) in October anyway and that’s probably not appropriate at this juncture and doesn’t appear that its going to detract from any of the two groups that at least came forward and said they could use their services come the next budget year anyway. So I think that’s probably the best to me is that we simply put it on our discussions among the budget items in July and we’ll see where it falls in the priorities of everything else. Bird: Mr. Mayor. Meridian City Council Special Meeting June 16, 2003 Page 3 of 4 Corrie: Mr. Bird. Bird: I would agree and I’d like to add some more. I think – and I’m not real sure that we need SAGE. SAGE is basically for HUD homes and stuff like that which we don’t have a lot of in our valley or in our city. And I agree with councilman Nary that if we commit to now to the rest of the year then we are basically we are committing we might as well just put it in the budget. I just have a feeling this coming year that the budget is going to be tightened down and there is going to have to be a lot of stuff that’s going to have to be not considered. So I think there is other programs out there that is probably more worthy to consider then this one is right now. And I think the Senior Center and MDC there is other grants out there that is certainly available without having to be through SAGE. McCandless: Mr. Mayor. Corrie: Mrs. McCandless. McCandless: I thoroughly agree with what Councilman Bird just said. I don’t think it’s put together enough that we have a real need to certainly join it right now. And I would like to discuss it at budget time. Not even sure I’ll support it at that time. Corrie: I concur with all three. I have some questions I need to ask (inaudible). It’s not quite clear to me whether we need to or not but I don’t think we need to jump for (inaudible) investigates. Any other comments? Okay then we will do that. And have it in our conversations at budget hearings. That concludes the agenda for tonight. Anything anybody would like to say? Everyone have a safe trip to Coeur d' Alene. We will see you up there. And Bill we were right on time. So at this time I will entertain a motion to close the Special Meeting. Nary: Mr. Mayor I move to adjourn. McCandless: Second. Corrie: Motion is made and seconded to adjourn the special meeting. All those in favor say aye. All ayes motion carried. Meeting adjourned. MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:05 P.M. (TAPE ON FILE OF THESE PROCEEDINGS) APPROVED: Meridian City Council Special Meeting June 16, 2003 Page 4 of 4 / / ROBERT D. CORRIE, MAYOR DATE ATTESTED: WILLIAM G. BERG, JR., CITY CLERK